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		Andoryuuta 3 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: DeepSeek uses banned Nvidia chips for AI model, re... I believe it is very much a two-way ban, depending on the specific chips [0]. [0]: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/9/17/china-bans-tech-...

pests 3 days ago | [–]

China banned companies from buying the made-for-China 6000D.

I'm sure they have knowledge of it being backdoored or underpowered/buggy.

PunchyHamster 3 days ago | [–]

IIRC they ban companies that got funding from china's government. i.e. they don't want their investment in AI to go to NVIDIA but to local chipmakers

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